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Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
Onsite
The Opportunity:
CACI has exciting opportunities for qualified cleared rockstars to join our team of Technical Writers (TW) in the Fort Meade, MD area. You will use your experience in Technical Writing as well as your professional drive while working in a fast-past, mission focused environment.
Your excellent communications skills will be necessary to craft the customer’s message/requirements and coordinate across the enterprise. This position is responsible for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Technical Writer area of responsibility. You will use your technical writing experience to prepare, review, revise, and maintain technical documents. You will be responsible for the technical documentation of a wide variety of internal processes and productions activities to include work instructions, standard operating procedures, production processes, security handing procedures, and governance documents as well as quality assurance activities and training materials. You will work in a small team environment that also supports configuration management activities and documentation oversight functions. You will be responsible for the preparation, review, revision, and maintenance of technical documents including software and systems engineering, system operations, testing, and user documentation. You will write and edit technical documentation for the project’s hardware and software to include installation, configuration, and how-to documentation. In addition, you will create code documentation for software; produces implementation guides and end-user guides for capabilities; provides field, data definition, and data flow documentation and formats technical publications from pamphlets, technical drawings, and consultations with technical personnel and other available resources.
Responsibilities:
Assist in preparing and maintaining operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
Understand basic concepts (to include basic grammar concepts), responsible for writing technical copy for various types of documents.
Gather technical information, prepares written text.
Maintain a current internal documentation library.
Use multiple word processing and presentation tools such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Visio etc.
Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.
Work with developers to produce quality documentation and training materials.
Work on all phases of documentation.
Understand basic concepts and write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
Prepare reports, responses, and briefings targeted to a wide range of audiences.
Coordinate layout and design of documents.
Research highly technical subject matter, organize information from multiple sources, and express technical information in written form that is comprehensible to a wide audience of readers.
Under general direction, write technical copy for various types of documents for a program/project of similar complexity.
Apply concepts for technical writing based on engineering drawings, technical information from engineering documentation, consultations with engineers and subject matter experts, and other available sources.
Produce defense acquisition documentation, user manuals, training manuals, and other documentation utilized by the end-user community of DoD electronic equipment and systems
Interpret engineering and maintenance drawings, operational procedures to understand and blend large quantities of computer related information.
Produce technical documentation for Cryptologic programs or projects developing analytic tradecraft methodologies.
Apply technical manual standard DoD/IC DS-89 to work products.
Qualifications:
Required:
Level 1:
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Associates degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Two (2) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for an associate degree.
Two (2) years of experience as a TW on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Level 2:
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Six (6) years of experience as a TW on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Level 3:
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university. A Master’s degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the requirement to six (6) years of experience. Four (4) years of additional TW experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
Eight (8) years of experience as a TW on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range:
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$98,800 - $217,500